Sara Rakowiecki

Sara Rakowiecki is a civil defense litigator, focusing her practice on insurance defense, including insurance coverage, bad faith, extra contractual liability, employment, personal injury, and premises liability cases. Sara handles bad faith and garnishment actions in a broad range of first-party and third-party claims that often have an element of potential extra contractual exposure. She guides clients through all stages of the litigation process, from pre-litigation negotiations to the final resolution of disputes.

Sara has defended clients in high-stakes bad faith and tort actions, including personal injury, wrongful death and construction defect claims.

Sara obtained her law degree from the Saint Louis University School of Law. During her time there, she made a mark as the Note & Comment Editor for the Law Journal and actively participated in Moot Court and Trial Advocacy. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Kansas.

Her previous role as a law clerk at a plaintiff's trial firm in St. Louis equipped her with a unique perspective that she now applies when defending clients in personal injury lawsuits.

• University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law - Judge of Trial Advocacy, 2024